Autumn Leaf Mobile

Highlight Kids

A simple craft for all the children to participate in to create a hanging autumn leaf mobile.

Materials:

• coffee filters
• spray bottles
• markers (in fall colours - orange, red, yellow, brown, green).
• scissors
• tray
• branch
• string pieces for each leaf
• sticky tape

What to do:

• Using markers, encourage the child to colour in the coffee filter.
• When finished, place them on a tray and spray them with water.
• The colours will mix into one another.
• Set aside to dry.
• Cut out leaf shapes.
• Stick each string piece on the back of each leaf.
• Tie to the tree branch.
• Repeat for all leaf shapes so they all hang from the branch.

Hints and Tips:

• Laminate the leaf shapes before hanging them on the branch.
• Use a hole punch instead of sticking tape.
• Precut the coffee filters in leaf shapes.
• Use paintbrushes instead of spray bottles to paint water on top of the markers.

Reference:
Highlight Kids, Tie Dye Leaf Mobile